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Crane crashes at Kamal Haasan movie shooting spot, 3 killed 20 Feb 2020 - 01:37 am
Makkal Needhi Mayyam party founder Kamal Haasan is cheered by supporters at an election rally in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. AFP file photo / Arun Sankar
US elections: Republican consolidation, Democratic disintegration 19 Feb 2020 - 10:40 pm
Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally at Atlantic Aviation in Moon Township, Pennsylvania on November 6, 2016. AFP / Mandel Ngan
Nevada caucuses present new test to Democrats after chaotic Iowa contest 19 Feb 2020 - 10:33 pm
 A 'Vote Here' sign is posted on the final day of early voting for the upcoming Nevada Democratic presidential caucus on February 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP
Former Democratic presidential hopeful Yang joins CNN as commentator 19 Feb 2020 - 10:33 pm
Andrew Yang greets supporters at the New Hampshire Democratic Party state convention in Manchester, New Hampshire, US September 7, 2019. Reuters/Gretchen Ertl
Another Catholic diocese seeks bankruptcy after abuse deals 19 Feb 2020 - 10:32 pm
Storm clouds pass over a Roman Catholic church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, August 14, 2018. Reuters / Jason Cohn
Who is Roger Stone and why does he face prison? 19 Feb 2020 - 10:32 pm
Roger Stone speaks before signing copies of his book ‘The Making of the President 2016’ in Boca Raton on March 21, 2017. AFP / Getty Images North America / Joe Raedle
No place to go: Syrian families fleeing Idlib stranded on the roads 19 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
An internally displaced man pinches the cheek of a child wearing socks with a hole at a makeshift camp in Azaz, Syria February 19, 2020. Reuters/Khalil Ashawi
Trump ousts top defense official who certified Ukraine aid 19 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood will step down from the Pentagon's No. 3 job at the end of Feb 2020. Reuters/Laszlo Balogh
Two Iranians die after testing positive for coronavirus 19 Feb 2020 - 07:24 pm
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IndiGo adds daily flight to new Indian city from Doha 19 Feb 2020 - 06:42 pm
An IndiGo Airlines A320 aircraft is parked on the tarmac at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad March 7, 2012. Reuters/Vivek Prakash
Barr’s whispers about quitting raise stakes in his ties to Trump 19 Feb 2020 - 06:42 pm
US President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr participate in a presentation ceremony of the Medal of Valor and heroic commendations to civilians and police officers who responded to mass shootingsin Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas during a c
China revokes three Wall Street Journal reporters' credentials 19 Feb 2020 - 06:42 pm
The News Corporation building on 6th Avenue, home to Fox News, the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal,is seen in New York City on March 20, 2019. AFP / Getty Images North America / Kevin Hagen
China's virus center vows no patient unchecked as cases fall 19 Feb 2020 - 06:42 pm
Patients with mild symptoms of the COVID-19 coronavirus resting at night in the temporary Fangcai Hospital set up in a sports stadium in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province February 18, 2020.  AFP
Las Vegas debate a major test of Bloomberg campaign's gamble 19 Feb 2020 - 06:42 pm
Michael Bloomberg addressing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s 110th National Convention at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, July 24, 2019. AFP / Jeff Kowalsky
Nothing left: Kenyan mother's fields stripped by locust swarm 19 Feb 2020 - 06:30 pm
Kenyan farmer Mwende Kimanzi looks at the damage caused to her crops after locusts swarm descended on it in the region of Kyuso, Kenya, February 18, 2020. Picture taken February 18, 2020. Reuters/Baz Ratner
Uganda army fights voracious desert locusts 19 Feb 2020 - 06:21 pm
A soldier of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) gestures after spraying locust swarms with insecticides, with the hopes of killing the locusts, in Otuke on February 17, 2020. AFP / Sumy Sadurni
Syria marks relaunch of commercial flights to Aleppo 19 Feb 2020 - 06:05 pm
Passport control counters are pictured inside Aleppo international airport that has been reopened for the first time in years, Syria February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
India buys drones, specialist equipment to avert new locust attack 19 Feb 2020 - 05:40 pm
Swarms of locusts land and feed on shea trees, which are a big source of food and income for local farmers, in Otuke on February 17, 2020.  AFP / Sumy Sadurni